Stand-out Cover

by | Jan 16, 2009 | Daily Writings

Granted, I know (and love) this book SHUG by Jenny Han already, but I was at a bookstore the other day and what struck me about this book was how it jumped off the shelf because of the cover. And get this, I was just looking at the spine. This is a fantastic cover if...

A HEART FOR ANY FATE by Linda Crew

by | Jan 15, 2009 | Need to Read

Well, I’m clearly not the only person who loved this book since it won awards! If you like historical fiction, especially stuff about the pioneers, then this is the book for you. Of course, it came out a while ago, so you might’ve read it already. In that...

Let’s hear it for the kids!

by | Jan 13, 2009 | Daily Writings

If you write for kids or teens, I’m sure you have experienced the knucklehead (sometimes with good intentions) who asks you if you’re “working your way up to writing for adults” or gives you the look that says, “Oh…isn’t that...

The Last Word – or is it the first?

by | Jan 11, 2009 | Daily Writings

As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’ve been reading Nevil Shute again…my comfort food equivalent in books. I’ve noticed a lot of things, but one that struck me in particular is how good he is at ending chapters. The last sentence or couple of sentences...

TO BE MONA by Kelly Easton

by | Jan 9, 2009 | Need to Read

Kelly Easton has written several books, but my library only has one of them, so I was very excited to get my hands on a copy of her new book, TO BE MONA. I didn’t start reading until almost 10:30pm last night or I would’ve read this straight through. As it...